Company Limited Thinh Long Shipbuilding

shipyard Hải Hậu Nam Định, Vietnam

Thinh Long Shipbuilding (THISICO) is a Vietnamese state-linked shipyard in Thinh Long town, Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province, operating as a one-member limited company under the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC). Established in 2006, the yard builds steel-hulled vessels up to 22,500 DWT, high-speed aluminium craft, and carries out repairs on ships up to 6,500 DWT. Recent work includes cargo ships of 2,500 to 7,000 tonnes, fisheries surveillance vessels, tugs, steel fishing boats and overnight tourist cruise vessels such as the 84.58 m Elite of the Seas. The site covers nearly 40 hectares with hull, pipe, machinery-electrical and blasting/painting workshops served by gantry and portal cranes of up to 200 tonnes.

Company Limited Thinh Long Shipbuilding

Công ty TNHH MTV Đóng tàu Thịnh Long (THISICO) is a shipyard founded in 2006 on the Ninh Co river in Nam Dinh province, northern Vietnam. It is a one-member limited company within the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC), described on its site as one of eight yards retained under SBIC alongside Ha Long, Pha Rung, Bach Dang, Song Cam, Cam Ranh, Saigon Shipbuilding Industry and Saigon Shipmarin. The yard's registered activities centre on new shipbuilding and ship repair, with supporting trades in steel fabrication and marine equipment supply.

Services

  • Newbuilding of steel-hulled vessels up to 22,500 DWT
  • Construction of high-speed aluminium craft and sport/leisure boats
  • Ship repair and maintenance for vessels up to 6,500 DWT
  • Sea trials and launching from the yard's slipways and quay
  • Barge construction, metal structure fabrication, ship breaking
  • Trading in shipbuilding materials, steel and equipment; chartering of tugs and river craft; salvage, towage and berthing support services

Facilities

  • Site area of nearly 40 hectares
  • Hull workshop: pre-engineered steel building, 108 m x 171 m, 18,468 m² floor area, rated 10,000 tonnes of product per year
  • Pipe and machinery-electrical workshop, 42 m x 72 m, 3,024 m², rated 2,000 tonnes per year
  • Blasting, painting and outfitting shop with Italian-supplied plate cleaning and priming line (Sa 2.5 surface standard) and a US/EU-sourced block blasting and painting system
  • 10,000 DWT and 15,000 DWT building berths served by 200-tonne gantry cranes; 6,500 DWT berth with 100-tonne gantry; 100-tonne portal crane; workshop overhead cranes to 50 tonnes
  • Plate rolling and press-brake machines (600 T and 1,000 T), CNC frame bender, magnetic lifting frames, 100-tonne block transporters, mobile cranes and aerial work platforms
  • Administration building, canteen, dormitory blocks and worker accommodation on site

Vessel Types

  • Dry cargo ships (2,500 T, 3,200 T, 4,300 DWT, 4,600 DWT, 7,000 T, 12,500 DWT)
  • Container feeder vessels (120 TEU) and sand carriers
  • Fisheries surveillance vessels delivered to the Naval Command
  • Steel-hulled fishing vessels
  • Tugs, tenders and passenger/day boats
  • Overnight tourist cruise vessels, including the 84.58 m, 99-passenger Elite of the Seas for Ha Long – Cat Ba service (VR-SB class)
  • Pontoons, jetties and landing structures

Location

  • Khu 8, Thinh Long town, Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province, Vietnam
  • Tel: 0228 3797 703 | Fax: 0228 3797 704 | Email: [email protected]